JKMM Architects designs disc-shaped extension to National Museum of Finland
JKMM Architects has designed an extension to Finland's national museum in Helsinki topped with a white, disc-shaped concrete roof.
Finnish architectural studio JKMM Architects' design was selected from 185 entries in an open competition to create the annex for the National Museum of Finland.
The extension will stand within a walled garden alongside the existing Gesellius, Lindgren, and Saarinen-designed museum near the Dezeen Awards-shortlisted Helsinki Central Library Oodi.
JKMM Architects' building, named Atlas, contains additional exhibition space and a restaurant for the museum. It will also be a new public entrance for the National Museum of Finland and is designed to improve circulation within the institution.
"We wanted to create a building that will enhance visitors' experience by improving the way they are received and the overall circulation in the museum," said JKMM founding partner Samuli Miettinen. "As in most of our projects, we wanted people to be able to find their way intuitively minimising the need for signage and to also discover and enjoy the nearly forgotten museum garden."
As at JKMM Architects' nearby Amos Rex art museum, the additional exhibition space will be placed underground in a series of connected galleries.
Above ground the galleries will be topped with a circular, glass entrance pavilion, which will contain  a large restaurant.
"An essential consideration for us on Atlas was to keep the impact of the new build...
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